Leftover Soup

Soup is a delicious, great frugal meal that can be made from leftovers. You know you can make a great soup from ingredients which you waste. It’s not only the best use of leftover things but also it’s going to be very delicious. 

Soup is a good method to consume food items which your family doesn’t like to eat. When it comes in the soup form many people like to eat that food, especially kids.

In this guide we will explain everything that you need to know about leftover soup. By following some simple suggestions and tips, you can easily make soup from leftovers you will actually enjoy. Let’s dive in!

How to make soup from leftovers

I make a lot of soup with my family. Sometimes I follow a recipe and sometimes I make my own soup recipe by throwing things together in a pot. One of the soups that I make is from leftovers or ingredients that you have in your hand. Its soup is very tasty and my favorite one. Which can help to shorten your grocery budget and reduce food waste. 

The ingredients of making soup from scratch 

You need to make soup with some ingredients like broth or stock, some seasonings, and some to add in broth like meat, veggies, grains or noodles. 

Try to use flavors which your family likes such as Mexican and Italian. In this way your family will like soup. 

Add in what you have

In this Soup Recipe you can add what you have in your hand. It can be anything like uncooked pasta, some barley, a bag of rice, maybe some frozen, canned or fresh vegetables and some potatoes which you use into any dish and some of them leftover. These all items are perfect in soup.

Method of making leftovers into soup: Step by step guide

First of all gather all the leftovers and other ingredients which you need to make soup. Here are step by step guide to make the soup:

Step 1: 

Heat olive oil in a pot. Add some flavors like onion, celery, garlic, and carrots if you have them. Cook them until they soften. 

Step 2: 

Add broth or stock which you have in your hand, otherwise just plain water is enough. You can use bouillon cubes if you don’t have broth or stock. 

Step 3:

Now you add any ingredients that take time to cook like raw potatoes, add them into the broth and let them cook. 

When they have cooked a bit, now add the vegetables, cooked meat and other leftovers you are having. You can also add at this point any pasta or grains you are using. 

Step 4:

Now the time is to add seasonings. You can use a seasoning packet if you have otherwise or any seasoning from your spice cabinet. Some options include Italian seasoning, garlic powder, cajun seasonings, chili powder, cumin etc, according to your taste. 

If you have any sauce in your hand then firstly add sauce and then seasonings. Start with a small amount of seasonings and add more if needed.  

Step 5:

Let the soup simmer until all ingredients are cooked and seasoning meld together. 

Step 6: 

If you want to make your soup creamy, you can add some cream and milk.  You can also add some instant potatoes and mashed potatoes. 

Can we store leftover soup?

Leftover soup is already made with leftovers so its life is more limited. If you do not finish soup in 1 or 2 days then you have to freeze it. 

Put the leftover soup in the freezer container for freezer bags. If you want to freeze in small portions then use a muffin pan. 

You can reheat soup in the microwave or on the stove for future use. 

Final Words 

 You know you can make a great soup from ingredients which you waste. It’s not only the best use of leftover things but also it’s going to be very delicious. 

Soup is a good method to consume food items which your family doesn’t like to eat. When it comes in the soup form many people like to eat that food, especially kids.

One of the soups that I make is from leftovers or ingredients that you have in your hand. Its soup is very tasty and my favorite one. Which can help to shorten your grocery budget and reduce food waste. 

In this soup recipe you can add what you have in your hand. It can be anything like uncooked pasta, some barley, a bag of rice, maybe some frozen, canned or fresh vegetables and some potatoes which you use into any dish and some of them leftover. These all items are perfect in soup.

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